The Promise & Paradox of Community

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June 4, 2017 a project of ServiceSpace People's great creativity and diversity, our desire for contribution and relationships, blossom when the heart of our community is clear and beckoning, and when we refrain from cluttering our paths with proscriptions and demands. The future of community is best taught to us by life. - Margaret Wheatley - The Promise & Paradox of Community We human beings have a great need for one another, "an instinct of community." However, today this instinct to be together seems to be fragmenting as we experience increasing ethnic wars, militia groups, specialized interest clubs, and chat rooms. Are we using the instinct of community to separate and protect us from one another? It's ironic that we live surrounded by communities that succeed in creating sustainable relationships over long periods of time. These are the webs of relationships called ecosystems. Margaret Wheatley shares more in this thought-provoking piece. { read more } Be The Change Consider how uncertainty plays into your relationships with community and family and whether you might find the way to influence a different outcome. For more inspiration here's another excerpt by Wheatley: Love is the Source of Fearlessness. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Children Who Shine From Within Can You Teach People to Have Empathy? 19 Uplifting Photos That Capture The Human Spirit Dan Siegel: The Open Mind The Top 10 Happiest Countries 5 Things Science Says Will Make You Happier 7 Lessons About Finding the Work You Were Meant to Do The End of Solitude DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 243,742 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More